All Discussions Tagged 'question' - We Make Zines2015-03-31T20:47:50Zhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=question&feed=yes&xn_auth=nosort of a weird question (but totally zine-related)...tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2011-03-05:2288844:Topic:1866802011-03-05T02:35:41.170ZBeth Mhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/BethMorgan
<p>so a while ago, I saw this blog entry: <a href="http://wemakezines.ning.com/profiles/blogs/call-for-submissions-women-amp">http://wemakezines.ning.com/profiles/blogs/call-for-submissions-women-amp</a></p>
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<p>it seemed like a really cool idea. but I sent Anastasia Weedsmith a message, wrote on her wall, even sent her an e-mail, and there's been no response. if you look at her wall, it looks like other people have noticed she's MIA.</p>
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<p>so would it be okay to run with this…</p>
<p>so a while ago, I saw this blog entry: <a href="http://wemakezines.ning.com/profiles/blogs/call-for-submissions-women-amp">http://wemakezines.ning.com/profiles/blogs/call-for-submissions-women-amp</a></p>
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<p>it seemed like a really cool idea. but I sent Anastasia Weedsmith a message, wrote on her wall, even sent her an e-mail, and there's been no response. if you look at her wall, it looks like other people have noticed she's MIA.</p>
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<p>so would it be okay to run with this idea of a comp zine like this (as long as I gave her credit, and if she responded, to give her anything people submitted to me)?</p>
<p>or is that not a good idea?</p>
<p>the idea is really cool, and I don't want it to die.</p> Any manga zines out there? I mean diy ones, made by you and me? For Xmas gift...tag:wemakezines.ning.com,2010-12-09:2288844:Topic:1645872010-12-09T17:57:04.854ZIzalixe Straighthearthttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/Izalixe
Hi! Do you know of anyone who makes a zine that would be kind of manga / anime inspired?? I would like to give a zine to a friend of mine and he loves manga and anime, but I dont want to go buy a glossy commercial thing in a comic book store, I'd rather buy an original "manga zine", if such thing exists, from an artist who imagined, wrote, drew, copied, folded and stapled it themselves. <div><br></br></div>
<div>It would need to be in english or french as we dont speak enough japanese to read…</div>
Hi! Do you know of anyone who makes a zine that would be kind of manga / anime inspired?? I would like to give a zine to a friend of mine and he loves manga and anime, but I dont want to go buy a glossy commercial thing in a comic book store, I'd rather buy an original "manga zine", if such thing exists, from an artist who imagined, wrote, drew, copied, folded and stapled it themselves. <div><br/></div>
<div>It would need to be in english or french as we dont speak enough japanese to read it.</div>
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<div>THANKS FOR ANY INFO it's a bit of a rush cause it's for a Xmas gift, with postage and all...</div>
<div>MERCI!</div>
<div>xx</div>
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<div>and yeah I'm not dead.... just resting....</div>
<div>be back soon</div>
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<div>Iza</div> Typewriter VS Computertag:wemakezines.ning.com,2010-01-27:2288844:Topic:1197232010-01-27T09:36:03.627ZPretty Bow Tiehttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/RJones
I'm currently in the process of writing 2 zines- Drabble Life, which is a collection of semi-autobiographical drabble pieces, and A Chaotic Dinosaur (One Girl's Love Affair With Her Typewriter).<br />
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DL is a collection of pieces typed and printed from Microsoft Word in various fonts, while ACD is written my total clunker of an electric typewriter. DL has digital pics, while ACD is hand illustrated.<br />
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ACD feels more "arty zine", and I was wondering- if browsing between a computer constructed zine and…
I'm currently in the process of writing 2 zines- Drabble Life, which is a collection of semi-autobiographical drabble pieces, and A Chaotic Dinosaur (One Girl's Love Affair With Her Typewriter).<br />
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DL is a collection of pieces typed and printed from Microsoft Word in various fonts, while ACD is written my total clunker of an electric typewriter. DL has digital pics, while ACD is hand illustrated.<br />
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ACD feels more "arty zine", and I was wondering- if browsing between a computer constructed zine and a wonky typewritten zine, which would you lean towards on the basis of appearance? Do you think either style is intrinsically 'zine'? Why or why not?<br />
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I'm also wondering if either style will help/hinder each zine in being stocked/sold/traded. Favourite fonts for zine texttag:wemakezines.ning.com,2009-12-22:2288844:Topic:1128292009-12-22T21:31:18.447ZEmma Jane Falconerhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/EmmaJaneFalconer
When I use the computer to type text for zines I'm a big fan of Baskerville in pt 9/10, it looks warm and friendly, and reminds me of letterpress fonts and the font they used to use in 60s and 70s puffin children's books. For headers I pick one from the various more decorative fonts I've got, FT rosecube and Post Office and Unicorn are three favourites that go well with the baskerville (or I've got two sets of rubber stamp letters in retro looking fonts that me &amp; Tukru found ultra cheap in…
When I use the computer to type text for zines I'm a big fan of Baskerville in pt 9/10, it looks warm and friendly, and reminds me of letterpress fonts and the font they used to use in 60s and 70s puffin children's books. For headers I pick one from the various more decorative fonts I've got, FT rosecube and Post Office and Unicorn are three favourites that go well with the baskerville (or I've got two sets of rubber stamp letters in retro looking fonts that me &amp; Tukru found ultra cheap in an art shop, we wanted to buy loads of boxes of them the next time we were there, but they didn't sell them anymore)<br />
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I'm a bit stingy with my font size, I must admit, but that's because I want to maximise content to copy costs ratios without making it hard to read.<br />
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What are your favourite fonts to use?<br />
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(the files are the decorative fonts off my mac- I have no idea if they'll work on a pc) Paying for postagetag:wemakezines.ning.com,2008-09-20:2288844:Topic:99092008-09-20T21:03:09.216ZPatrick Goldenhttp://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/PatrickGolden
Okay. So. This is most likely the stupidest question ever. But I've never used the mail for more than sending a letter - and I haven't even done that in several years - and getting a zine-like magazine I've subscribed too. And my parents have always bought the stamps.<br />
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So my question is: how do I actually <i>pay</i> for the postage?<br />
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I've read Zinester's Guide to U.S. Mail, and I don't think anything about how to actually go about paying for the postage was in there - though, correct me if I'm…
Okay. So. This is most likely the stupidest question ever. But I've never used the mail for more than sending a letter - and I haven't even done that in several years - and getting a zine-like magazine I've subscribed too. And my parents have always bought the stamps.<br />
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So my question is: how do I actually <i>pay</i> for the postage?<br />
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I've read Zinester's Guide to U.S. Mail, and I don't think anything about how to actually go about paying for the postage was in there - though, correct me if I'm wrong, as I do tend to skim over stuff. And, no, I'm not trying to diss the Guide or anything. Lol. It definitely helped me understand all the different rates and options and rules.<br />
Are there, like, special stamps you have to buy or something? But the postage changes with every fluctuation of weight, so I don't see how that would work.<br />
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I read the Media Mail topic on here, but I got kinda confused when people started talking about "$0.00 stamps" and "postage meters" and stuff, most likely because they all know what they're talking about. xD<br />
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Thanks so much for any help! :D